Topic summary
27% 13 analyzed articles/videos 7,727 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Extreme Heat results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Indoctrination , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 4,087 hits . Analysis detected 27,618 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,749 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (15,829 of 16,562 topics). This Extreme Heat is better (less manipulative) than 95.60% of the peer group. Extreme Heat
Topic details
Total words: 41,749
Article count: 13
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.4% percentile 1.4% BS Score13 analyzed articles41.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 3.9% 3.9% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
WAMU 15% 7/23/2026, 5:18:25 AM